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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr. Mustapha Malick" <barr.mustapham@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: barr.mustapha_contacting@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 03:08:45 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION NEEDED






=A0

BARRISTER=A0MUSTAPHA MALICK ASSOCIATE CHAMBERS.=A0
MUSTAPHA Solicitors & Advocates of the Supreme Court Of Togo
NO 46=A0Boulevard du la=A0JEAN PAUL=A0Lome Togo=20
=A0
=A0
Dear=A0Jim Gill,=20
=A0
From time immemorial, those who have been inspired to bring change have all=
employed one thing in common; innovation, creative tools, and most importa=
ntly through good thinking. I have no doubt in my mind that there will be a=
complete life turn around, by the end of this deal and I have decided to c=
ontact you having in mind that friendship starts from a point in time as fr=
iends today were once strangers.
=A0
I am Barr. Mustapha malick, a legal practitioner, I am the personal attorne=
y to=A0M.=A0S. Gill, an oil consultant, who used to work with Shell Develop=
ment Company in Lome Togo.

=A0
On the 7th of June 2005, my client and his family were involved in a car ac=
cident along Bagida express road here in Lome,Togo. All occupants of the ve=
hicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several inquir=
ies to the embassy here to locate any of my clients relatives, this has pro=
ved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to t=
rack his last name over the Internet, to locate any of his remote relatives=
hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the =
fund valued at $10.5 (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand=A0US Dollars)=A0lef=
t behind by my client before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable =
by the Finance Firm where this huge amount was deposited.
=A0
The said Finance Company has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin =
or have his account confiscated within the next twenty-one working days. Si=
nce I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3years now,=
I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased sinc=
e you have the same last name, so that the proceeds of this account can be =
paid to you.=A0Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall th=
en discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for transfer. I have all necess=
ary information and legal documents needed to back you up for the claim.

=A0
All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this tra=
nsaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate a=
rrangements that will protect you from any breach of the law.

=A0
Best Regards
=A0
mustapha malick =A0Esq.
Principal Attorney,
Lome Togo
002280795539=0A=0A=0A

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